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Rtdunham
at Sun Jul 10 17:36:21 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Rtdunham ]
You like 'em, i don't, we need to discuss things on a better level than that.
Help me understand your position: What exactly do you think herpetoculture will be like five or ten years from now? What would you like to see it be?
Do you foresee national expos where most of the snakes on exhibit and for sale are not specimens of species and subspecies found in the wild, but beautiful and interesting hybrids?
Will they be properly identified ("16% this, 8% that, 2.767% this...."
Or will people have acknowledged they've lost track of the nature of their animals? With the exception of a few purists, akin to today's locale-specific breeders, will the snakes exhibited and offered for sale instead be described by appearance: "a bright red snake that will reach five feet in length"; "a rodent-eating snake with peach saddles on a tan background with a solid yellow venter and a skull-like shape to the dark markings on its head" etc.
Will forums be dedicated to categories of descriptive terms instead of taxonomy?
I ask these questions because it's undeniable that a massive change has occurred between the nature of the animals at shows ten years ago and those today (or those advertised for sale ten years ago and those advertised today). The change: From virtually no hybrids, to many. And i would argue the percentage represented by hybrids has increased from five yars ago to today. It's probably increased each year. If this is happening, it is reasonable for us to ask where/how that process will end. Or, at least, where it will be five or ten years from now.
What do you think?
terry
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This has been fun, but on a more serious note... - Rtdunham, Sun Jul 10 17:36:21 2005